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Dopamine susceptibility of APO-SUS rats is not per se coupled to HPA-axis activity.
Physiology & behavior - 1 Feb 2011
van Schijndel Jessica E, van Zweeden Martine, van Loo Karen M J, Lubbers Luuk J, Pesman Gerard J, Sweep Fred C G J, Martens Gerard J M
Abstract excerpt
A synergistic relationship is thought to exist between hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity and dopamine neurotransmission. To test whether a high response to dopamine indeed implies a hyperactive HPA-axis, we here used Wistar rats that were selected twice independently (original and replicate lines) for a high or low susceptibility to the dopamine receptor agonist apomorphine (so-called APO-SUS and...
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